Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

Heads Up: Comments that slander the victims and/or the mother (especially when no criminal charges have been filed against her involving a violent crime) will not be published.

As for praising or excusing molesters, rapists, murderers, or violence-addicted fathers in general as poor, oppressed and/or misunderstood creatures who are "really nice guys"? Those comments won't be published either.

Don't waste my time or yours.

ALSO: Please keep in mind that I do not have the time or resources to investigate each crime independently, so I am forced to rely on media reports. I regularly critique these reports, highlighting the obvious omissions, vague or euphemistic language, or logical gaps in the way they are written. But I am seldom in a position to fact check every detail. If you believe the essential facts are incorrect, then contact the reporter or the publication.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Boy, the Houston Police Department wastes no time when it comes to Daddy Drama, do they? Though I'm no real keen on the police shooting people, I'm not shedding a lot of tears for UNNAMED DAD. I think this officer saved this baby's life.

HOUSTON -
A Houston police officer Wednesday shot and killed a man who was threatening to hurt his son with a large butcher knife, according to authorities.

Police said the father was trying to light what appeared to be a crack pipe at the time.

It happened at the Woodchase apartment complex on South Gessner near Westheimer about 6 p.m. Police said neighbors dialed 911 when they heard a woman screaming inside an apartment.

A man and woman were arguing in the apartment when officers arrived, police said. After police entered the unit, the woman dropped a 1-year-old boy and ran outside, according to investigators.

Police said that's when the father picked up his son and threatened to stab the child with a large butcher knife. Officers said they spent several minutes trying to coax the man into releasing his son, at which time they could see him trying to light a crack pipe.

The SWAT team was called to the crime scene. As officers awaited the arrival of hostage negotiators, the man retreated to a bathroom and tried to close the door, police said.

"They can see him at that point put the knife to the baby's throat and that's when the officers weren't taking any chances on that baby's life and decided to discharge their weapons. One officer discharged a weapon," said HPD spokesman John Cannon. "Suspect was dead at the scene."

Authorities said the child was not hurt. The baby's mother was seen tending to her son while answering questions from homicide detectives.

Police said it is still unclear what relationship the child's father had with the woman he was seen arguing with when officers arrived.

The man's identity has not yet been released. Police said the officer who fired the shot is J. Fisher, a 10-year veteran of the force assigned to the Midwest Patrol Division.